Detachable handle



Aug. 6, 1935. A. G. OLSON 2,010,317

DETACHABLE HANDLE Filed June 15, 1954 irraznfev Patented Aug. 6, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DETACHABLE HANDLE Alfred G. Olson, Chicago, Ill., assignor of one-half to Paul J ahn, Chicago, Ill.

Application June 15, 1934, Serial No. 730,725

1 Claim.

to or detached from any small can or container having marginal beads such as discarded food tins whereby said can may be conveniently handled and used by painters and decorators for holding small quantities of paint, etc.

Another object is to provide a handle of this kind including a pair of slidably connected jaw members hooked at their ends to engage the beads or ends of the can and spring set to normally draw the hooked ends together tight on said can, one of the jaw members carrying an open or looped handle for convenience in manipulating and holding the can when the handle is attached thereto.

With these and other objects in view the invention resides in the novel construction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter fully set forth and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure l is a side view of my improved handle as mounted on a can, the latter being partially broken away and shown in cross section.

Figure 2 is a side view at an angle of ninety degrees to Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of my handle alone.

Referring now with more particularity to the drawing my invention is shown as mounted on a conventional form of can A having the marginal annular lips or beads B and C around its upper and lower ends D and E. For use by decorators and painters who often have use for a small can to hold a small quantity of paint this can A may well be a discarded or emptied vegetable or fruit tin of the well known form.

For use on the above my handle comprises a pair of jaw members 5 and 6 made up of fiat strip metal and arranged with their adjacent fiat sides I together and held in slidable engagement by clips or ears 8 and 9, the ears 8 being bent over from the sides of the member 5 near its intended lower end and embracing the margins of the member 6 and the ears 9 being likewise bent from the margins of the member 6 near its intended upper end and embracing the side of the member 5. These members 5 and 6 may thus be slipped or moved axially apart as will be understood.

The jaw member 5, hereinafter termed the inner jaw member, is bent over at right angles at its upper end to provide a spring mounting head or portion l0 and then is bent upward, over and downward to form a hook ll open at its underside l2. In similar manner the outer jaw member 6 is bent over at right angles to provide a spring mounting foot or portion l3 and then is bent downward, over and upward to provide a hook M open at its upper side l5. A long retractile coil spring [6 is then stretched between the spring mounting portions 16 and I3 with its ends anchored thereto in any suitable manner as by hooking the ends ll' through perforations I8. This spring thus serves to normally urge the jaw members 5 and 6 together as shown in Figure 4.

A handle i9 is provided by bending the outer jaw member 6 first outward at its upper end then downward and inward as shown and then fastening the end 20 beneath the spring mounting foot i3. The strip from which the jaw E is formed is, of course, made suiiiciently long to provide this handle and it is readily evident that the whole structure requires only three pieces for its make up.

In use the hook H is hooked over the upper bead I 3 of the can A and the handle #9 pulled downward until the hook M may be engaged with the lower bead C, the two jaw members 5 and 6 being pulled apart by this action so that when released the spring I6 will hold the hooks tightly in place on the can. Of course the can must be of greater height than the distance between the hooks H and [4 at rest (Figure 4) and the distance between the ears 8 and 9 allows the jaw members to move apart a considerable distance to fit cans of varying heights. A reverse of the above action detaches the handle from the can. The spring mounting portions 55 and I3 provide clearance space between the can and the jaw members for the spring It.

While I have herein set forth a certain preferred embodiment of my invention, it is understood that I may vary from the same in minor structural details, so as best to construct a practical device for the purpose intended, not departing from the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

In a device of the kind described, a pair of flat, elongated jaw members slidably assembled together face to face and constituting one an inner and the other an outer jaw member, each said member having a pair of marginal, integral ears bent out over and slidably engaging the other member, for supporting the elements slidably together, the predetermined upper end of the inner jaw member being formed as a spring mounting dle, and secured at its extremity beneath the spring mounting foot of the outer jaw member, and a retractile spring stretched and secured between the respective spring mounting head and foot of the two jaw members.

ALFRED G. OLSON. 

